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Tommy Lee Jones, 80, answers the retirement question after red…

The Oscar winner's first red carpet in three years prompted him to speak candidly about his latest roles; at eighty, he is still booked.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorE! News reports that Tommy Lee Jones, who is eighty, has just made his first red carpet appearance in three years.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDays later, he talked about his latest roles and whether he will ever retire from acting. What is your take on that?

  3. Octavian RueThree years between red carpets is a lot. I respect the discipline. I would never retire, because I have not stopped.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNot stopped.

  5. Octavian RueBetween takes, I rested my eyes for six hours. That is method work, and it is very demanding.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTell us about Gravel Court. What is the premise?

  7. Octavian RueI play a judge who is also the bailiff, the stenographer and, in episode four, the gravel. It is a very physical role.

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe gravel.

  9. Octavian RueI lay in a driveway for nine hours. I take my research seriously, and I patted my chair afterward, because it earned it.

  10. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOctavian, I will ask directly. When did you last work on a set, a real one, with a call time?

  11. Octavian RueLet me say that the word work is doing a lot there. I would rather talk about the craft, and about this chair.

  12. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe chair says Octavian Rue with an extra letter in it. I will ask again, when did you last work?

  13. Octavian RueTwo thousand twenty-four. Between takes, I got comfortable, and now the takes have stopped coming. I have been on a very long lunch.

  14. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTwo years.

  15. Octavian RueI prefer to call it a sabbatical with a hunger in it.

  16. Octavian RueGravel Court is real, though, and I am the only person who has seen the script.

  17. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLightning round. Favorite snack on a set, and the last thing you watched.

  18. Octavian RuePretzels, and a cooking show about soup. Between takes, I took notes on the broth. Pat, pat.

  19. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLast one. Will you retire, Octavian, in the way Mr. Jones was asked about?

  20. Octavian RueNever. You cannot retire from something you have been paused from. Gravel Court is coming, the chair is ready, and so am I.

  21. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOctavian Rue, thank you. I will call it a sabbatical, but I will also be checking the call sheet.

  22. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDr. Byte, do you have a gadget that can tell when a man is only resting his eyes?

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